Existing Forest Service roads with attributes representing their characteristics. This feature layer includes only open Forest Service Roads. Forest Service roads closed to motorized uses can be found here.

October 2009

The National Forest Inventory (NFI) woodland map covers all forest and woodland area over 0.5 hectare with a minimum of 20% canopy cover, or the potential to achieve it, and a minimum width of 20 metres. This includes areas of new planting, clearfell, windblow and restock. The woodland map excludes all 'tarmac' roads and active railways, and forest roads, rivers and powerlines where the gap in the woodland is greater than 20 meters wide.All woodland (both urban and rural), regardless of ownership, is 0.5 hectare or greater in extent, with the exception of Assumed woodland or Low density areas that can be 0.1 hectare or greater in extent. Also, in the case of woodland areas that cross the countries borders, the minimum size restriction does not apply if the overall area complies with the minimum size.Woodland less than 0.5 hectare in extent, with the expectation of the areas above, will not be described within the dataset but will be included in a separate sample survey of small woodland and tree features.The woodland map is updated on an annual basis and the changes in the woodland boundaries use the Ordnance Survey MasterMap® (OSMM) as a reference where appropriated.The changes in the canopy cover have been identified on:Sentinel 2 imagery taken during spring/summer 2022 or colour aerial orthophotographic imagery available at the time of the assessment;New planting information for the financial year 2021/2022, from grant schemes and the sub-compartment database covering the estate of Forestry England, Forestry and Land Scotland and Natural Resources Wales;Woodland areas, greater than 0.5 hectares, are classified as an interpreted forest type (IFT) from aerial photography and satellite imagery. Non-woodland areas, open areas greater than 0.5 hectare completely surrounded by woodland are described according to open area types.IFT categories are Conifer, Broadleaved, Mixed mainly conifer, Mixed mainly broadleaved, Coppice, Coppice with standards, Shrub, Young trees, Felled, Ground prep, Cloud \ shadow, Uncertain, Low density, Assumed woodland, Failed, Windblow.IOA categories are Open water, Grassland, Agricultural land, Urban, Road, River, Powerline, Quarry, Bare area, Windfarm, Other vegetation.For further information regarding the interpreted forest types (IFT) and the interpreted open areas (IOA) please see NFI description of attributes available on www.forestresearch.gov.uk

An area encompassing all the National Forest System lands administered by a Region. The area encompasses private lands, other governmental agency lands. All National Forest System lands fall within one and only one Administrative Region Area. Metadata

This polygon feature class contains the boundaries of 86 of 87 experimental forests, ranges and watersheds, including cooperating experimental areas. Experimental Forest and Range Areas Metadata

GIS data is available on the Forest’s FTP site in the form of “shape files” or layers and is available free for downloading. To utilize these data layers you will need a program that uses the Geographic Information System (GIS) such as ESRI’s ArcMap, ArcView or the free map reading program ArcGIS Explorer. ArcGIS Explorer has tools that let you zoom in/out, print the map, and query data. It also has map tips to identify features, and a help menu. ArcGIS Explorer is available as a free download from the ESRI website. Included is a list of GIS data files available for the Shawnee National Forest. These GIS data files are updated on a continuing basis. It should be noted that this data may have been developed from sources of differing accuracy, accurate only at certain scales, based on modeling or interpretation, or incomplete while being created or revised. Overall accuracy, completeness and timeliness may vary. The following geospatial information/data was prepared by the Shawnee National Forests (US Forest Service). The Forest Service reserves the right to correct, update, modify or replace GIS data without notification. Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: Geospatial Data. File Name: Web Page, url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/shawnee/landmanagement/gis Information about the geospatial data and a ftp link to download Forest GIS Data Shapefiles.

Selected GIS data that encompass Coconino National Forest are available for download from this page. A link to the FGDC compliant metadata is provided for each dataset. All data are in zipped shapefile format, in the following projection: Universal Transverse Mercator Zone: 12 Units: Meters Datum: NAD 1983 Spheroid: GRS 1980 Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: Coconino National Forest GIS Data. File Name: Web Page, url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r3/landmanagement/gis/?cid=stelprdb5209303

Selected GIS data that encompass Carson National Forest are available for download from this page. A link to the FGDC compliant metadata is provided for each dataset. All data are in zipped shapefile format, in the following projection: Universal Transverse Mercator Zone: 13 Units: Meters Datum: NAD 1983 Spheroid: GRS 1980 Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: Carson National Forest GIS Data. File Name: Web Page, url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r3/landmanagement/gis/?cid=stelprdb5202766

Selected GIS data that encompass Kaibab National Forest are available for download from this page. A link to the FGDC compliant metadata is provided for each dataset. All data are in zipped shapefile format, in the following projection: Universal Transverse Mercator Zone: 12 Units: Meters Datum: NAD 1983 Spheroid: GRS 1980 Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: Kaibab National Forest GIS Data. File Name: Web Page, url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r3/landmanagement/gis/?cid=stelprdb5209305

Polygon boundaries differentiating forest cover types located on State Forest lands.Service is updated as needed.For additional information see https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4972.html

Abstract Among the various characteristics of the Brazilian territory, one is foremost: the country has the second largest forest reserve on the planet, accounting for approximately 10% of the total recorded global forest formations. In this scenario, seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF) are the second smallest forest type in Brazil, located predominantly in non-forested biomes, such as the Cerrado and Caatinga. Consequently, correct identification is fundamental to their conservation, which is hampered as SDTF areas are generally classified as other types of vegetation. Therefore, this research aimed to monitor the Land Use and Coverage in 2007 and 2016 in the continuous strip from the North of Minas Gerais to the South of Piauí, to diagnose the current situation of Brazilian deciduous forests and verify the chief agents that affect its deforestation and regeneration. Our findings were that the significant increase in cultivated areas and the spatial mobility of pastures contributed decisively to the changes presented by plant formations. However, these drivers played different roles in the losses/gains. In particular, it was concluded that the changes occurring to deciduous forests are particularly explained by pastured areas. The other vegetation types were equally impacted by this class, but with a more incisive participation of cultivation.

Forest Preserve District of Cook County boundaries. To view or use these shapefiles, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS, is required.

The Forest Service Basemap service is created, maintained, and produced by the U.S. Forest Service. The Forest Service Basemap is a scalable digital map product and can be used as background (or basemap) in web applications and GIS software. The Forest Service Basemap is compiled from authoritative data sources from the US Forest Service, the US Geologic Survey (USGS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the National Park Service (NPS), the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), The Census Bureau (US Census), The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), North American Rail Network (NARN), and the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Data (HIFLD- HERE) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Latest Update: A series of updates were implemented to improve data accuracy and map clarity. The Trails Plus GTAC definition query was revised, and Wilderness designations nomenclature standardized to 'Wild.' across USFS and PADUS layers. Boundary corrections were made for Mount St. Helens NVM and Mt. Adams RD. Labels were added for State and USFWS lands, and land ownership data can now be viewed at maximum zoom level. A trail adjustment was completed at Simpson Peak in Questa RD. Additional updates include the Denali–Mount McKinley name correction, location updates for Juno and Pittsburg, and display boundary corrections for urban areas. Intermediate hydro layers were removed to streamline data, and queries were applied to NHD datasets to generalize hydrographic features. In Alaska, native lands were symbolized to distinguish tribal lands from reservation lands. A region-specific road query was applied to filter roads data relevant to Alaska and wetlands data for the state was updated to only show Palustrine Emergent Wetlands.

The El Pilar Project has been conducting research at El Pilar, Belize and Guatemala since 1993, and was founded on a base of survey work that goes back to 1983. This unusual archaeological program recognizes the present environment as a part of the ancient Maya past. Our mission is the preservation and conservation of endangered resources through local and international education. Addressing tensions between culture and nature, we use the past as a reference to build a responsible future. Weaving together traditional knowledge and practice with scientific inquiry and interpretation, we promote a deeper awareness of heritage through local partnership.

The University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) Maya Forest GIS is an essential tool to organize and use the numerous geographic resources involved in our studies, and provide reliable datasets for the project.

Click to downloadClick for metadataService URL: https://gis.dnr.wa.gov/site2/rest/services/Public_Forest_Practices/WADNR_PUBLIC_FP_Water_Type/MapServer/4For large areas, like Washington State, download as a file geodatabase. Large data sets like this one, for the State of Washington, may exceed the limits for downloading as shape files, excel files, or KML files. For areas less than a county, you may use the map to zoom to your area and download as shape file, excel or KML, if that format is desired.The DNR Forest Practices Wetlands Geographic Information System (GIS) Layer is based on the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). In cooperation with the Washington State Department of Ecology, DNR Forest Practices developed a systematic reclassification of the original USFWS wetlands codes into WAC 222-16-035 types. The reclassification was done in 1995 according to the Forest Practice Rules in place at the time. The WAC's for defining wetlands are 222-16-035 and 222-16-050.The DNR Forest Practices Wetlands Geographic Information System (GIS) Layer is based on the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). In cooperation with the Washington State Department of Ecology, DNR Forest Practices developed a systematic reclassification of the original USFWS wetlands codes into WAC 222-16-035 types. The reclassification was done in 1995 according to the Forest Practice Rules in place at the time. The WAC's for defining wetlands are 222-16-035 and 222-16-050.It is intended that these data be only a first step in determining whether or not wetland issues have been or need to be addressed in an area. The DNR Forest Practices Division and the Department of Ecology strongly supports the additional use of hydric soils (from the GIS soils layer) to add weight to the call of 'wetland'. Reports from the Department of Ecology indicate that these data may substantially underestimate the extent of forested wetlands. Various studies show the NWI data is 25-80% accurate in forested areas. Most of these data were collected from stereopaired aerial photos at a scale of 1:58,000. The stated accuracy is that of a 1:24,000 map, or plus or minus 40 feet. In addition, some parts of the state have data that are 30 years old and only a small percentage have been field checked. Thus, for regulatory purposes, the user should not rely solely on these data. On-the-ground checking must accompany any regulatory call based on these data.The reclassification is based on the USFWS FWS_CODE. The FWS_CODE is a concatenation of three subcomponents: Wetland system, class, and water regime. Forest Practices further divided the components into system, subsystem, class, subclass, water regime, special modifiers, xclass, subxclass, and xsystem. The last three items (xsomething) are for wetland areas which do not easily lend themselves to one class alone. The resulting classification system uses two fields: WLND_CLASS and WLND_TYPE. WLND_CLASS indicates whether the polygon is a forested wetland (F), open water (O), or a vegetated wetland (W). WLND_TYPE, indicates whether the wetland is a type A (1), type B (2), or a generic wetland (3) that doesn't fit the categories for A or B type wetlands. WLND_TYPE = 0 (zero) is used where WLND_CLASS = O (letter "O").

The wetland polygon is classified as F, forested wetland; O, open water; or W, vegetated wetland depending on the following FWS_CODE categories: F O W --------------------------------------------------- Forested Open Vegetated Wetland Water Wetland --------------------------------------------PFO* POW PUB5 E2FO PRB* PML2 PUB1-4 PEM* PAB* L2US5 PUS1-4 L2EM2 PFL* PSS* L1RB* PML1 L1UB*
L1AB* L1OW L2RB* L2UB* L2AB* L2RS* L2US1-4 L2OW

• indicates inclusion of the subcategory (ie. PEM* includes PEM1F, PEM1FB, etc.).

DNR FOREST PRACTICES WETLANDS DATASET ON FPARS Internet Mapping Website: The FPARS Resource Map and Water Type Map display Forested, Type A, Type B, and "other" wetlands. Open water polygons are not displayed on the FPARS Resource Map and Water Type Map in an attempt to minimize clutter. The following code combinations are found in the DNR Forest Practices wetlands dataset:

WLND_CLASS WLND_TYPE wetland polygon classification F 3 Forested wetland as defined in WAC 222-16-035 O 0 *NWI open water (not displayed on FPARS Resource or Water Type Maps) W 1 Type A Wetland as defined in WAC 222-16-035 W 2 Type B Wetland as defined in WAC 222-16-035 W 3 other wetland

• NWI open water polygons are indicated by WLND_CLASS = O and WLND_TYPE = 0. Open water is used in the USFWS and WAC 222-16-035 classification system. These open water polygons are not included in the FPARS Resource Map and Water Type Map views of this dataset in an attempt to minimize clutter on the FPARS maps.

The FS National Forests Dataset (US Forest Service Proclaimed Forests) is a depiction of the boundaries encompassing the National Forest System (NFS) lands within the original proclaimed National Forests, along with subsequent Executive Orders, Proclamations, Public Laws, Public Land Orders, Secretary of Agriculture Orders, and Secretary of Interior Orders creating modifications thereto, along with lands added to the NFS which have taken on the status of 'reserved from the public domain' under the General Exchange Act. The following area types are included: National Forest, Experimental Area, Experimental Forest, Experimental Range, Land Utilization Project, National Grassland, Purchase Unit, and Special Management Area.Metadata and Downloads - https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php?xmlKeyword=Original+Proclaimed+National+Forests

Matrix sites are large contiguous areas whose size and natural condition allow for the maintenance of ecological processes, viable occurrences of matrix forest communities, embedded large and small patch communities, and embedded species populations. The goal of the matrix forest selection was to identify viable examples of the dominant forest types that, if protected and allowed to regain their natural condition, would serve as critical source areas for all species requiring interior forest conditions or associated with the dominant forest types.

The Forest Service Basemap service is created, maintained, and produced by the U.S. Forest Service. The Forest Service Basemap is a scalable digital map product and can be used as background (or basemap) in web applications and GIS software. The Forest Service Basemap is compiled from authoritative data sources from the US Forest Service, the US Geologic Survey (USGS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the National Park Service (NPS), the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), The Census Bureau (US Census), The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), North American Rail Network (NARN), and the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Data (HIFLD- HERE) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Latest Update: A series of updates were implemented to improve data accuracy and map clarity. The Trails Plus GTAC definition query was revised, and Wilderness designations nomenclature standardized to 'Wild.' across USFS and PADUS layers. Boundary corrections were made for Mount St. Helens NVM and Mt. Adams RD. Labels were added for State and USFWS lands, and land ownership data can now be viewed at maximum zoom level. A trail adjustment was completed at Simpson Peak in Questa RD. Additional updates include the Denali–Mount McKinley name correction, location updates for Juno and Pittsburg, and display boundary corrections for urban areas. Intermediate hydro layers were removed to streamline data, and queries were applied to NHD datasets to generalize hydrographic features. In Alaska, native lands were symbolized to distinguish tribal lands from reservation lands. A region-specific road query was applied to filter roads data relevant to Alaska and wetlands data for the state was updated to only show Palustrine Emergent Wetlands.

Preparation of GIS Maps for land use and Forest cover assessment of PFI Information Year 2021

Selected GIS data that encompass Coronado National Forest are available for download from this page. A link to the FGDC compliant metadata is provided for each dataset. All data are in zipped shapefile format, in the following projection: Universal Transverse Mercator Zone: 12 Units: Meters Datum: NAD 1983 Spheroid: GRS 1980 Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: Coronado National Forest GIS Data. File Name: Web Page, url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r3/landmanagement/gis/?cid=stelprdb5208076